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“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli makes bold declaration on Twitter: “I am now a god”

He's been hacked -- but the sad thing is, with Shkreli it's actually a little difficult to tell

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Martin Shkreli (CBS)
Martin Shkreli (CBS)

According to the Huffington Post’s Nina Golgowski, the Twitter account of the Most Hated Man on the Internet, Martin Shkreli, was hacked on Sunday, resulting in a series of expletive-laden tweets — some of which, it should be noted, sounded more or less like Shkreli himself, e.g.

But those responsible for the hack gave up the game by venturing a little too far over-the-top at times:

After all, no one remotely familiar with Shkreli would believe this:

Especially considering his definition of “altruism” literally entails raising the cost of life-saving medical treatments by 5,455 percent.

Corroboration of the Twitter hack came in the form of other accounts of his also having been compromised, including those on Reddit and YouTube.

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